Month: October 2018


Canadian Rockies Road Trip :: Part 3 Revelstoke & Yoho NP


October 21, 2018

From Nelson we headed to our third destination of Revelstoke where we spent just one night.  We arrived in Revelstoke for lunch after another big drive taking in some beautiful scenery and a fun ferry ride across the lake.  

Revelstoke is a big ski town and like most ski towns they have some attraction on their ski mountains during the summer months – in Revelstoke this was the Pipe Mountain Coaster ride!  I got to join the kids on this super fun ride down the mountain in the beautiful countryside!  

After a lovely relaxing evening spent on the balcony of our hotel (Coast Hillcrest Hotel) overlooking the gorgeous mountains we then headed for off for our first day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains via the Yoho National Park.   One of the best tips we were given prior to doing our road trip was to download the Gypsy Guide App which has an amazing guided tour of all of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  It works via GPS so it knows exactly where you are and gives you a fabulous commentary of everything you are seeing and the best places to stop!  

Highlights from our day in Yoho were a visit to beautiful Emerald Lake, Takakkaw Falls and seeing a train travel through the Sprial train tracks! Beautiful day on the road.

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Canadian Rockies Road Trip :: Part 2 Nelson


October 3, 2018

After two wonderful days in Kelowna we hit the road for a long day of driving before arriving in the town of Nelson in the West Kootenay area of southern BC.  This small town is best know for its historic buildings from the silver rush era.  Nelson is also situated on a lake which made for more fun for the kids with some kayaking.  We celebrated Indi’s 9th birthday while staying in Nelson and after looking around the town spent some fun downtime by the lake at our hotel Nelson Prestige Lakeside Hotel. 

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The beautiful British Columbia Interior and Canadian Rockies :: Part 1


We have had another amazing summer of travel which kicked off with a wonderful two week road trip of the beautiful British Columbia interior and Canadian Rockies!

Part one of our trip took us to the city of Kelowna, a 4 hour drive east of Vancouver.  We drove through Kelowna at Christmas time on our way to Silverstar Ski Resort and it was a winter wonderland.  On our second trip to Kelowna however we discovered the delights of this amazing city on the lake in the middle of the Okanagan Valley.   Well know for being a wonderful wine region, Kelowna really is a fabulous place with a funky downtown area filled with great restaurants and great shops.  We stayed at the lovely Manteo Resort which had the perfect patio for adults to enjoy drinks by the lake and a great pool and recreation area that kept the kids entertained for hours!  

We enjoyed a great day boating on the lake with friends and a bike ride along the fabulous Kettle Rail Trail which is the old Canadian Pacific Railway line that has since been abandoned!  Definitely add these two items to your list of must do’s when visiting BC!

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